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Matsuda Ryuhei
is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in ''Taboo'' and the rock star Ren Honjo in ''Nana''. Early life Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo, to Yūsaku Matsuda, a Japanese actor of partial Korean ancestry, and Miyuki Matsuda (née Kumagai), a Japanese actress. He has two younger siblings, a younger brother, Shota Matsuda, who is also an actor, and a younger sister, Yuuki Matsuda, who is a singer, and one older half-sister by his father's first marriage. His father died from bladder cancer in 1989, when Ryuhei was six years old. He attended Horikoshi High School, a Japanese high school that caters to celebrity students, but did not graduate. Career At age 15, Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young samurai Kanō Sōzaburō in Nagisa Ōshima's 1999 film ''Taboo''. The role helped boost him from an entirely unknown actor to a film star, earning him a Japanese Academy award "Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes
Cannes (, ; , ; ) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. History By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as ''Aegitna'' (). Historians are unsure what the name means, but the connection to Greek αἴγες "waves, surf" seems evident. The second element could be compared to the Cretan and Thessalian towns of Itanos () and Iton (); also phonetically close is the Aetolian town of Aegitium (). The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands. In 154 Before Christ, BC, it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius (consul), Quintus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redemption
Redemption may refer to: Religion * Redemption (theology), an element of salvation to express deliverance from sin * Redemptive suffering, a Roman Catholic belief that suffering can partially remit punishment for sins if offered to Jesus * Pidyon haben, also known as redemption of the first-born, in Judaism Politics * Redeemers or Redemption, the establishment of white Democratic, one-party rule in the U.S. South following Reconstruction * Redemption movement, a debt and tax evasion movement * Right of redemption, a right to reclaim foreclosed property Arts and entertainment Films * '' The Raid: Redemption'', 2011 Indonesian action/martial-arts film * ''Redemption'' (1917 film), an American silent drama film * ''Redemption'' (1919 film), an Italian silent film directed by Carmine Gallone * ''The Redemption'' (film), a 1924 Italian silent film directed by Guglielmo Zorzi * ''Redemption'' (1930 film), a talkie based on a story by Leo Tolstoy produced by MGM starring Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmare Detective 2
is a Japanese horror film, released in December 20, 2008, directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. It is the sequel to the 2007 film ''Nightmare Detective'', with Ryuhei Matsuda reprising his role as Kyoichi Kaganuma. Plot Still haunted by his unwanted abilities, which allows him to enter other people's dreams, and memories of his mother dying when he was a child, Kyoichi Kagenuma (Ryuhei Matsuda is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in ''Taboo'' and the rock star Ren Honjo in '' Nana''. Early life Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo, to Yū ...) contemplates suicide while slowly drowns in his world of misery. Yukie Mashiro ( Yui Miura), having heard rumours about Kagenuma's extraordinary abilities, visits his home to beg for his help. She tells him she suffers from nightly nightmares that are getting scarier. The murderous ghost in the dreams has already killed two of her friends and she' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Densen Uta
is a 2007 Japanese satiric Japanese horror film produced by Shochiku Corporation and directed by Masato Harada. Many of the cast are members of the AKB48 idol girl group. Synopsis Anzu Natsuno (Yuko Oshima), a student at an all-girl high school, is walking in the hallway when she hears a mysterious melody coming from the auditorium. There, she finds her classmate Kana (Atsuko Maeda) singing and Anzu's soon shocked when she sees Kana committing suicide after the song ends. A few days later, Anzu is approached by magazine columnist Riku Nagase (Ryuhei Matsuda), who explains that he's investigating an urban legend of ''Densen Uta'', or the ''infectious song'', that turns whoever sings the song suicidal. Riku convinces Anzu and her friends to sing the song to see if there's any truth to the urban legend. They reluctantly agree and sing the song. Over next few days the girls, one by one, kill themselves, leaving Anzu to fight for her life. Coming closer to the source of the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmare Detective
is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and released by Movie-Eye Entertainment Inc, starring Ryuhei Matsuda and Hitomi. Masanobu Andō and Ren Osugi play supporting roles, and Tsukamoto himself plays the unnamed villain. The film is shot entirely within Adachi, Tokyo. '' Nightmare Detective 2'' was released in 2008. Matsuda returns in the lead role of Kagenuma. Hitomi declined to reprise her role. Plot The film opens with a middle-aged man drinking beer, when a young man Kyoichi Kagenuma (Ryuhei Matsuda) appears from ''under'' the floor, and it is revealed that the older man, Mitake, is a former teacher of Kagenuma's father. Kagenuma is being haunted by the soul of a daughter whom his wife had aborted without his knowledge. Mitake refuses to help him. Kagenuma wakes up in hospital next to the body of Mitake, and surrounded by Mitake's children. Kagenuma had been in Mitake's dream, to find out who should inherit his property, but cannot answer. As he leaves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
is a 2006 film directed by Takashi Miike. The film premiered at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2006. Plot In an unknown future, Jun confesses to the murder of another boy, Shiro, at an all-boy juvenile detention facility. The story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case through interviews and intersperses testimonies by the inmates and the prison employees with events in the lives of Jun and Shiro. Jun, who is incarcerated for the murder of his rapist, forms an intensely close bond with Shiro, who is in prison for a murder and the rape of a woman. Shiro protects Jun with fanatical intensity and violence from the other boys, though his intentions toward Jun are not clear. Cast *Ryuhei Matsuda as Jun *Masanobu Andō as Shiro * Shunsuke Kubozuka * Kiyohiko Shibukawa * Jo Kanamori *Kenichi Endō *Renji Ishibashi *Ryo Ishibashi is a Japanese actor and lead singer of the Japanese rock band ARB. He is known around the world for his roles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon Pond (2005 Film)
is a filmed stage production of ''Demon Pond'', a play by Keishi Nagatsuka based on the 1913 play by Izumi Kyōka. The production, directed by Takashi Miike, was filmed before a live audience and released on DVD in Japan on May 25, 2005. Plot A man from Tokyo, Gakuen Yamazawa, passes through a mountain village while returning from a summer field trip. The source of the only stream in the small village is Demon's Pond. The locals believe that a dragon resides there and that the water is poison. There he meets Yuri Hagiwara, a woman who asks him to tell her a story. His second story upsets her and she refuses to let him stay, but her husband Akira awakens and welcomes Yamazawa, his old friend from Tokyo. Akira had left to gather stories from the countryside but believes that he has ended up becoming one of the stories because he is now responsible for ringing the local bell for the village at matins, vespers, and the mid-watch of the night instead of wandering and enjoying his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampo Noir
is a 2005 Japanese anthology film consisting of four segments based on works by Edogawa Ranpo. Synopsis Mars Canal A story told without speaking. It tells the story of a naked man who wanders through a depressing and desolate landscape recalling memories of his former lover. Mirror Hell The story revolves around Ranpo's fictional detective Kogoro Akechi (played Tadanobu Asano better known by his stage name is a Japanese actor, director, and musician, who has had an extensive career working in both Japanese and international cinema. He has been nominated for five Japan Academy Film Prizes, twice for Best Actor and ...), as he tries to find out why several women are being found dead with burnt faces and charred skulls. During his investigation he finds an odd hand mirror at the scene that starts unraveling the mystery. Caterpillar A war hero returns home with severe injuries. He is deaf with no limbs and only his eyesight remaining. His beautiful wife, tired of taking care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otakus In Love
is a Japanese manga series by Jun Hanyunyū. It was adapted into a live action film in 2004. Cast * Ryuhei Matsuda - Mon Aoki * Wakana Sakai - Koino Akashi * Suzuki Matsuo - Marimoda * Kiyoshirô Imawano * Hijiri Kojima - Mejina * Shinya Tsukamoto - Noro * Hideaki Anno * Moyoco Anno is a Japanese mangaka, manga artist and fashion writer, with numerous books published in both categories. Her work ''Sugar Sugar Rune'' won the Kodansha manga award for children in 2005. Anno is married to director Hideaki Anno of ''Neon Genesi ... References External links * 1998 manga 2004 films Live-action films based on manga Films directed by Suzuki Matsuo Manga adapted into films Seinen manga Enterbrain manga Kadokawa Corporation franchises 2000s Japanese films Otaku in fiction {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutie Honey (film)
is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film directed and co-written by Hideaki Anno. It is an adaptation of the 1970s manga and anime series ''Cutie Honey''. The film stars popular Japanese model Eriko Sato as the hyperactive Honey. The film loosely retells the classic story of Cutie Honey's battle to defend humanity and avenge her father against Panther Claw. In this version, Honey's powers come from the Imaginary Induction System. Called I-system for short, the name is a pun on the word . ''Cutie Honey'' was followed two months later by an OVA series, '' Re: Cutie Honey'', based on the film. In North America, the film was released direct-to-DVD on April 17, 2007 by Bandai Entertainment. Previously, the 1994 '' New Cutie Honey'' OVA was the only incarnation of ''Cutie Honey'' to have been commercially released in the United States. Plot Honey Kisaragi is a cheerful woman living in Tokyo. Following a fatal accident a year prior, Honey's father, Professor Kisaragi, revived her by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9 Souls
is a 2003 Japanese crime drama film directed by Toshiaki Toyoda. It was released on July 19, 2003. Cast *Yoshio Harada as Torakichi * Ryuhei Matsuda as Michiru *Genta Dairaku as Ushiyama * Itsuji Itao as Fujio *Kazuki Kitamura * Kiyohiko Shibukawa *Koji Chihara as Kazuma *Mame Yamada as Shiratori *Onimaru as Shishido * Takako Matsu *Takuji Suzuki as Inui Reception The film was part of the International Competition: Long Films section at the 18th Fribourg International Film Festival The Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) is an annual film festival in Fribourg, Switzerland. It is focused on selected films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Grand Prize is the main award of the Fribourg International Film Festival. .... On ''Midnight Eye'', Tom Mes said the "film witnesses the birth of an assured, mature director capable of handling multi-character storylines with confidence." References External links * 2003 crime drama films 2003 films Films directed by To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Hochi
, previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Chunichi Shimbun'', the ''Ma ...''. Reports 19 September 1939: SS Scharnhorst The Hochi Shimbun newspaper was mentioned in an article in The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser on September 20, 1939 concerning the conversion of the SS Scharnhorst into the escort carrier Shin'yō by the Imperial Japanese Navy. See also * Hochi Film Award * Golden Spirit Award References External links * Newspapers established in 1872 1872 establishments in Japan Daily newspapers published in Japan Sports newspapers published in Japan {{japan-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
